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Best headers plugins for WordPress

The most popular headers plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP leads with 90K+ active installs, ahead of WP Hide & Security Enhancer (50K+) and Redirect (4K+). All 48 plugins tagged “headers” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 headers plugins

  1. 1.
    Headers Security Advanced & HSTS WP

    The most installed headers plugin, with 90K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 79 reviews, updated 1 week ago.

  2. 2.
    WP Hide & Security Enhancer

    50K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 275 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  3. 3.
    Redirect

    4K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 14 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.

  4. 4.
    Host Header Injection Fix

    400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 4 days ago.

  5. 5.
    Add Custom Header Images

    400+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.

  6. 6.
    J7 Beaver Header Footer Templates

    300+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  7. 7.
    HTTP/1.1 403 Forbidden header on a failed login

    200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.

  8. 8.
    Security Hardener

    200+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 1 week ago.

  9. 9.
    Last-Modified and If-Modified-Since Headers

    200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.

  10. 10.
    LowerMedia Sticky.js Menus

    100+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 12 reviews, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.

All 48 plugins tagged “headers”